The proposed Deocha-Pachami coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum could be the world’s second-largest coal mine but the local indigenous and lower caste population is protesting the mine for the impact it will have on the environment and on their rights over land.
West Bengal Leader of Oppostion Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for giving compensation to the kin of the victims of Bogtui carnage in Birbhum district from the mid-day meal funds.